Power Management Setup; Details Of Power Management Setup - Asus SP98-N User Manual

4.6 Power Management Setup

Power Management Setup allows you to reduce power consumption. This feature
turns off the video display and shuts down the hard disk after a period of inactivity.
NOTE: SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading.

4.6.1 Details of Power Management Setup

Power Management (User Define)
This field acts as the master control for the power management modes. User Define
allows you to set power saving options according to your preference; Disable dis-
ables the power saving features; Min Saving puts the system into power saving mode
after 40 min of system inactivity; Max Saving puts the system into power saving
mode after 30 sec of system inactivity.
IMPORTANT:
Advanced Power Management (APM) should be installed to keep
the system time updated when the computer enters suspend mode activated by the
BIOS Power Management. For DOS environments, you need to add the statement,
DEVICE=C:\DOS\POWER.EXE, in your CONFIG.SYS. For Windows 3.x and
Windows 95, you need to install Windows with the APM feature. A battery and
power cord icon labeled "Power Management" will appear in the "Control Panel."
Choose "Advanced" in the Power Management Field.
Video Off Option (Susp,Stby -> Off )
This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power
management. The settings are All Modes -> Off; Always On; Suspend -> Off; and
Susp,Stby -> Off .
Video Off Method (DPMS OFF)
This field defines the video off features. The following options are available: DPMS
OFF, DPMS Reduce ON, Blank Screen, V/H SYNC+Blank, DPMS Standby, and
DPMS Suspend. The DPMS (Display Power Management System) features allow
4. BIOS SETUP
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